DIY Inspiration

My love of bed heads is no secret and predictably ones that I could make myself are my favourites.   I love how they can instantly change the mood of the room and it is something you could easily replace, change or alter when you feel like updating your room.   

Who would have thought that dated vertical blinds could be used to make a great new bedhead!  

Read all about it here

M xx

Junk in the Trunk

 

I have long been a fan of vintage shipping trunks and have kept my eye out for one for years.  Whether they are stacked beside the bed as a bedside table or used in the lounge room as a coffee table I love their rustic look.  I'd love to find a trunk in good original condition, I'd like to imagine all the stories that trunk could tell about its travels.

On a recent trip to my happy place we found the below trunk.  Although this trunk seems to be a cheaply made one out of fairly thin chipboard and coated steel joinery rather than brass* I thought it had potential and for only $20 thought it was worth a DIY weekend to find out.  

As much I would have loved to keep it as it was is, unfortunately it hadn't been looked after and had flaking paint along with the first signs of mould   So I decided I would try and paint it to give it another lease on life.  I decided on a gold and white stripe effect.  

First I had to scrape off the flaking paint layer.  The original joinery was in a decent condition so I covered these sections in masking tape to leave them as they were.  I then painted the entire trunk in 3 coats of white paint leaving a few hours of drying time between each layer.  I wanted to use fairly thick stripes so I measured each panel to determine the thickness of each stripe.  These were then marked out with masking tape before spraying the gold sections with spray paint..  

After a few hours of drying time, we now have a new trunk for our spare bedroom!

M xx

Images: here, here, here and here

* a quick test with a magnet will help you work this one out.  If the magnet sticks it is not solid brass.

To head the bed?

Our second bedroom has an ensemble bed so I have been keeping an eye out for a bed head to sit behind it. Not only can a bed head have a useful purpose in ensuring all your pillows and cushions don't slip down the back of the bed... a bedhead can also help change the look of the entire room and add instant impact.

Some do it yourself options are to buy some old doors or shutters that you could sand back for a rustic look.  You could also use an old pallet which you could pick up really cheaply from your local tip shop.

 

 

 

 

Or there are gorgeous fabric options.  There are some great tutorials around if you wanted to make one yourself... try here or here.  A great idea with fabric bed heads would be to use fabric that you have had printed especially.  Spoonflower is a great website that allows you to upload an image and then choose the type of fabric you'd like that image printed on.  Imagine a handwritten note printed on fabric or your favourite childrens drawing... 

 

Finally, peacock bedheads are everywhere at the moment.  The cane is a lightweight feminine option that looks beautiful.

So many beautiful options...  M xx

Images from here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.